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- Best of all
- Florida pompano62
- Little tunny62
- Black sea bass59
- Bluefish59
- Gag grouper55
- Striped bass54
- Red drum53
- Atlantic croaker52
- Spot52
- Weakfish50
- Red snapper48
- King mackerel46
- Sheepshead45
- Summer flounder45
- Black drum44
- Greater amberjack43
- Crevalle jack42
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Gray snapper34
- Spanish mackerel32
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Cobia29
- Atlantic tarpon24
Best score today · 6 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 293 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing5.3 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
52Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
64Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 69°F, primeLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.4 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
20Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Cobia is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with SCDNR before you keep a fish.
Source: SCDNR · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Out of season for Cobia · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Sandy Point
- Depth
- 2-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonCobia
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Sandy Point
Sandy Point is a cape in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Depth is 2-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Florida pompano, little tunny and black sea bass. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, little tunny, black sea bass and bluefish, and shoulder season for striped bass, Atlantic croaker, spot and red snapper. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. Little tunny peak from October through November. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Cobia
- Cobia cruise inlets, beaches, buoys, wrecks and the backs of rays in 5 to 100 feet of water. On calm, sunny days sight-cast bucktails or live eels to fish near the surface. Otherwise anchor up-current of structure, chum, and fish live eels, crabs or menhaden near the bottom.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Bluefish 60
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- Bird Island Shoal69
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- Black sea bass 61
- Bluefish 61
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- Bulls Bay67
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Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 67
- Black sea bass 61
- Bluefish 60
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- Clark Creek64
Gut · 1.6 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 64
- Florida pompano 62
- Atlantic croaker 61
9 kt ENEL 8:24 PM · 0.8 ftH 2:39 AM · 5.1 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with SCDNR before you keep a fish.